Pragathi Guruprasad

Pragathi Guruprasad
Also known as Pragathi
Born September 14, 1997
Singapore
Origin India
Genres Carnatic and Western music
Occupation(s) Playback singer, Actress
Instruments Vocalist
Years active 2012–present
Website www.singerpragathi.com

Pragathi Guruprasad (Tamil:ப்ரகதி குருப்ரசாத்; born 14 September 1997) is an Indian actress and playback singer who has worked on Tamil language films. Brought up in Fremont, California, she finished as runner-up in the third season of the reality-based singing competition Airtel Super Singer Junior in 2012. She has since worked on the soundtracks of film albums composed by Anirudh Ravichander and G. V. Prakash Kumar, while also signing on to appear in an acting role in Bala's Tharai Thappattai (2015).[1][2]

Personal life

Pragathi Guruprasad was born to Guruprasad and Kanaka on 14 September 1997 in Singapore, and she has an elder sister, Saiprithvi. In Singapore, her father taught Carnatic lessons, and since at the age of five, Pragathi had also begun training in carnatic music. Her family subsequently relocated to Fremont, California where she continued learning Carnatic and Hindustani music from both her father at first and then from a teacher, Sangeetha Swaminathan, a disciple of Sudha Raghunathan.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2015 Tharai Thappattai Filming

Discography

Year Song Film/Album Music Director Language
2012 "Kalakku" Panithuli Agnel Roman, Faizan Hussain Tamil
2012 "Sengaade" Paradesi G. V. Prakash Kumar Tamil[3]
2012 "Or Mirugam" Paradesi G. V. Prakash Kumar Tamil[4]
2012 "Naan Naana" Life Sri Vijay Tamil
2013 "Tamarai Kanna" Jaya Jagannath Jayakumar Tamil[5]
2013 "Hari Hareye Namah" Jaya Jagannath Jayakumar Tamil[5]
2013 "Pada Pada Pattampoochi" Pattampoochi Single Kowtham Mohanarajan Tamil
2013 "Osaka Osaka" Vanakkam Chennai Anirudh Ravichander Tamil
2013 "Aasai" Vaanavil- The Quest Vernon G Segaram Tamil
2013 "Yaedho" Yeadho - Single[6] Swamy Kitcha Tamil

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